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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre) meets with the Olympic Refugee Team at the Olympic UN Photo/Mark Garten

In Brazil, UN chief encourages Olympic Refugee Team to 'show strength,' inspire the world

5 Aug 2016

4 August 2016 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today paid a visit to the Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he encouraged refugee athletes to show the world their...

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